Patna: Bihar Urban development minister Prem Kumar on Friday said the existing staff vacancies in the Patna Municipal Corporation (PMC) would be filled within six months through contractual appointments.

"We will recruit people on a contractual basis", he said.

He said the state government was preparing the roster chart for making the recruitments and it would be completed soon.

Large-scale vacancies exist for the post of sanitary staff and supervisors, the minister added. (Agencies)